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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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